diff -ru vertica-python-0.7.3.orig/vertica_python/vertica/column.py vertica-python-0.7.3/vertica_python/vertica/column.py
--- vertica-python-0.7.3.orig/vertica_python/vertica/column.py	2017-06-18 22:10:16.000000000 +0200
+++ vertica-python-0.7.3/vertica_python/vertica/column.py	2017-09-25 09:31:01.837062159 +0200
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from decimal import Decimal
 
+from pkg_resources import require,VersionConflict
+try:
+    require("python_dateutil>=1.5")
+except VersionConflict:
+    pass
+
 import pytz
 # noinspection PyCompatibility,PyUnresolvedReferences
 from builtins import str